Highlights
Employment rose by 35,000 (+0.2%) in March, and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0%.
There were more people employed in transportation and warehousing (+41,000; +4.2%); business, building and other support services (+31,000; +4.4%); as well as finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing (+19,000; +1.3%).
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